Advertising-dart.



L; J. DISSER. ADVERTISING-DART.

APPLICATION FILED on. 3. l9l4.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

, 2' 2755555: L JZEL/EZZZZJT' WW5 4712i 11725552 LOUIS J". DISSER, OF FERGUSON. MISSOURI.

ADVERTISING-DART.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 74', 19 5.6.

Application filed October 3, 1914. Serial No. 864,805.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LoUIs J. DISSER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in Ferguson, county of St. Louis, and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising- Darts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to advertising clevices and is directed particularly to dart-like devices adapted to be attached to wooden or like structures.

In its preferred form, my invention takes the shape of a so-called dart having a flat plaque-like surface suitable for carrying advertising matter.

One of the advantages of my invention is that it may be readily attached to out-ofreach places by throwing it so that it will stick in the desired place.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of the preferred embodiment: Fig. 2 is an edge view of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail view of the weighted point fastening device of Fig. 1; Fig. i shows another method of attaching the point to the plaque or tail; Fig. 5 illustrates one manner of using my invention; and Fig. 6 shows a device adapted for attaching the dart.

In the preferred form of my invention, I provide a suitable plaque-like tail 1, which may be of a suitable material, preferably weatherproof and of metal. In using a metal plaque it may be enameled and of a suitable shape and of sufficient size to carry the desired advertising matter. A pointed element 3 is attached to the plaque preferably by means of a metal part, 2 having a countersunk opening 4 for carrying the point 3. The part 2 may be bent as shown in Fig. 2 and suitably attached to the pointed end of the plaque by a rivet, or it may be spot welded. The device is adapted to be thrown so that its point 3 will stick into the side of a building or a telegraph pole in a manner'as is shown in Fig. 5 and in order to have the dart carry more accurately the pointed end is weighted and to this end I preferably make the point attaching devices 2 and 6 of substantial weight. Furthermore,

a more vertical position of the plaque'its lower edge 5 is preferably weighted. When using a metal plaque this may be done by turning the edge on a bar-folder.

In Fig. at I have shown another method of fastening the pointer 3 to the plug 1 by means of a wooden member 6 of substantial weight which is slotted for the insertion of the plaque. A. rivet may then be passed through the elements 1 and 6 in order to securely hold them together.

Should it be desired to attach the dart to high positions so that it would be out of the reach of the passer-by, instead of throwing it, a device such as illustrated in Fig. 6 may be used. This device consists of a long handle 7 carrying a slotted block adapted to hold the dart.

Although in illustrating my invention I have shown several preferred forms it is to be understood that other arrangements may be used and different shaped plaques provided. Therefore I do not desire to be limited to the exact structure as shown and described but aim to cover all that which comes within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having described by invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

An advertising dart of the character described comprising a. rigid and flat plaquelike tail of suitable shape to receive lettering for advertising purposes, a weighted dart point rigidly carried thereby, whereby when the device is thrown it will stick in a desired place, and means for weighting one edge of said tail for the purpose of maintaining the flat side of the tail in a subtantially vertical plane when the dart is thrown horizontally.

Signed by me at Ferguson, county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, in the presence of two witnesses.- I 1 v LOUIS J. DISSER. Witnesses 1 LOUIS MoLL, Mas. MAX HEYMANN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

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